A authorities driver, Kiran, has been accused of the homicide of Prathima KS, a senior geologist.
Bengaluru:
Bengaluru Police have arrested a driver for the homicide of a Karnataka authorities officer – Prathima KS – who was discovered useless at her residence within the metropolis’s Subramanyapora space. “One suspect has been taken into custody in reference to the homicide case. He was working as a driver and he was faraway from the work, in all probability seven to 10 days earlier,” Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayanand stated.
Sources instructed NDTV the driving force – an on-contract authorities worker for the previous 5 years – has confessed. He stated he killed her as a result of she had sacked him. The driving force has been recognized as Kiran, and sources stated he fled to Chamarajanagar, which is round 200 km from Bengaluru.
Ms Prathima, 45, a geologist with the state’s Mines and Geology Division, was stabbed to loss of life; her husband and son have been in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district, which is 300 km from Bengaluru.
The homicide – Ms Prathima’s physique was discovered with the throat slit – was found round 8.30 am Sunday after her brother knowledgeable the police. Preliminary inquiries reveal she was in workplace until 6 pm on Saturday, after which she was dropped at her residence by the driving force employed to interchange Kiran.
This was round 8 pm, in line with police.
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The homicide is believed to have taken place between 8 pm Saturday and eight am Sunday, police sources have instructed NDTV. Ms Prathima’s residence was a two-floor, impartial constructing in Doddakallasandra.
Ms Prathima, whose work took her throughout town, together with its extra rural areas, accomplished her Grasp’s from a university in Shivamogga and had been working in Bengaluru for over a 12 months.
A senior officer from the state’s Setting Division described her as a “very dynamic woman” who labored arduous. “She was very courageous too. Be it raids or any motion… she earned an important popularity within the division. She just lately raided a number of locations,” the officer, Dinesh, instructed reporters.
“She did not make any enemies… she did her work nicely and earned an important identify,” he stated.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has vowed justice for the murdered lady.